Holiday World

Since this space serves as a virtual scrapbook for our family, I’m still trying to play catch-up from summer and Leo’s surgery kind of sucking me into a time warp. Before Leo’s surgery date we tried to line up fun things we knew we wanted to do, but also knew couldn’t be done while Leo was recovering and healing. Holiday World was at the top of everyone’s list. Last year we took just the bigs to do something fun on a hard day and this year we took everyone. We thought about seeing if someone could watch Leo, but then realized we just wanted to all be together so why not.

Holiday World is this delightful weirdo amusement park in Santa Claus, IN. The park is divided up into Christmas, 4th of July, Halloween and Thanksgiving themes with corresponding themed rides and characters. There are also themed places to eat and matching themed snacks for the holidays. It is the weirdest/best!!!! So want a full on Thanksgiving meal with the works, head over to Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t want a turkey leg, stuffing, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole in 97 degree heat?!?!?!

They also have a water park called Splash and Safari which is safari themed…very confusing. 🙂 But seriously, it’s so fun and so delightful and you get free soft drinks all day long and free sunscreen. There is also something for everyone…even tiny Leo with his busted up little heart at the time.

Josh Kelley and I took a super chill approach to this trip. Zero stress. Zero worries. Just have fun. And we did just that.

This year we packed lunch in a cooler and ate in their picnic area. This saved us so much time and money. We did let everyone pick out a fun sweet treat near the end of our time. And Hudson got his first ever funnel cake. Unbeknownst to Josh and myself, Hudson had never had one before. Insert all the parental failure feelings. How had this kid gone 10 & 3/4 years without trying a funnel cake?!?!?!

We had an absolute blast and plan on going back again next year. We drove home exhausted and happy. All the smiles for chill summer fun. Until next year Holiday World.

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We have had season passes for the last two years! Santa brought them. They have a payment plan where you can pay a little bit monthly and it’s paid for by the time the park opens. We love that quirky little park! But the water park is actually pretty darn incredible with better rides than the Disney water parks!

Thanks for the great pictures of your fun day! So glad Leo is doing so well and was able to do some of the rides. Sounds like an amazing place for all ages. We still miss Everett and think of your family often and your extreme loss of him. Hugs from West Virginia.